Sun Simiao's Qian Jin Fang in the Tang Dynasty wrote: "The first rule cannot take into account all parties. Steamed soybeans will discolor them and put them in a bag. " Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica in the Ming Dynasty said: "Mung beans are sweet, cold and nontoxic, and can be used as pillows to improve eyesight and cure headache caused by head wind." In the Qing Dynasty, Liu Hao's "Guangfang Qunpu" contained: "Cassia seed is used as a pillow to cure the head wind and improve eyesight." A variety of medicinal pillows have been used in China, such as chaff pillow, reed pillow, buckwheat pillow and silkworm dung pillow, which are often used to reduce temperature and reduce fire in four seasons. In summer, "bamboo pillow" and "plaster pillow" are also used to dispel summer heat and reduce fever; Children's "meal pillow" is neither cold nor dry, which is conducive to the normal development of the head; The old man used a "painted air pillow" to clear his heart and improve his eyesight. What does the medicine pillow do? How to make a medicine pillow? The therapeutic principle of medicated pillow therapy mainly comes from the following aspects: meridians regulate meridians and have the function of connecting viscera and limbs. The head and neck is a relatively independent holographic embryo of human body, where most meridians run and pass, and there are also many acupoints. Medicated pillow therapy is to stimulate the qi of head and neck meridians and acupoints by using various stimuli such as machinery and drugs, promote sensory conduction, dredge meridians and smooth qi and blood. Vascular nerve regulation The head and neck are rich in blood vessels and nerves. The medicated pillow directly acts on the skin receptors and nerve trunks of the neck, which can make them active, excited or inhibited, thus regulating blood vessels and nerves, improving local microcirculation, accelerating blood flow, relaxing muscles and regulating nerves, and keeping the internal environment of the body relatively stable. Drug Action Many drugs in the medicated pillow contain a lot of volatile substances, which can directly act on local skin and mucosa, and have the functions of diminishing inflammation, sterilizing, calming and relieving pain, dilating blood vessels, strengthening brain and increasing intelligence. It can regulate people's physical and mental state, improve immunity, regulate endocrine and achieve the purpose of health care. Medicinal pillow is one of the important components of traditional Chinese medicine, and folk use of medicinal pillow has a long history. Some medicated pillows that can be made as easy as blowing off dust actually contain health-care effects of preventing diseases and keeping fit. Here's how to make the medicated pillow: Albizia Albizia Pillow 1000g, Albizia Albizia Flower 65438 g and Caulis Polygoni Multiflori 65438 g. After being crushed, they are put into a pillowcase to make the medicated pillow, which has the effects of calming the nerves, relieving depression, promoting blood circulation, dredging collaterals, expelling wind and improving eyesight. It is suitable for anxiety, depression, insomnia, chest distress, anorexia, night sweats, skin itching, blood deficiency, limb pain and other symptoms. 2000 grams of cassia seed pillow, slightly fried and crushed, put into pillowcase to make medicinal pillow. This pillow is suitable for headache, red eyes, bitter taste, constipation, blurred vision, dizziness, hypertension and arteriosclerosis caused by yin deficiency of liver and kidney. 2000 grams of mugwort pillow, crushed and put into a pillowcase to make a medicated pillow. Long-term use of the pillow has the effects of regulating qi and blood, warming meridians, dispelling cold and dampness, and stopping cold pain, and is suitable for treating abdominal cold pain and irregular menstruation. 2000 grams of magnet pillow magnet (natural magnetite) was crushed into sand and put into pillowcase to make medicine pillow. Long-term use of the pillow has the effects of invigorating kidney, nourishing essence, calming liver and suppressing yang, relieving asthma, calming nerves and improving intelligence. It is suitable for treating dizziness, insomnia, dreaminess, convulsion and epilepsy caused by deficiency of kidney qi and hyperactivity of liver yang. Corn silk pillow 2000 grams of corn silk, dried and put into pillowcase to make medicine pillow. Has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer-heat, invigorating spleen, promoting diuresis, lowering blood pressure and benefiting gallbladder. Suitable for arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, nephritis and edema. Mulberry leaf chrysanthemum pillow1000g Mulberry leaf and chrysanthemum are respectively crushed and put into pillowcases to make medicinal pillows. The pillow is suitable for migraine, headache, stiff neck and red eyes caused by exogenous heat.